Robert "B.J." Duncan
FL · Cutler Bay Town Council Member, Seat 1
Robert "B.J." Duncan has served on the Cutler Bay Town Council since 2018 and runs operations for a college at Florida International University. He wants to protect the town's small-town character and environment and to grow its arts and schools.
Where Robert "B.J." Duncan stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (13 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (2 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 13 support
Sponsored a resolution urging state lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 50, which promoted nature-based ways to protect coasts. The council approved it 5-0.
February 19, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored a resolution urging state lawmakers to pass a bill on handling heart and medical emergencies at schools (House Bill 441 and Senate Bill 432). The council approved it 5-0.
January 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to adopt water quality rules that control mud and erosion runoff from construction sites. It passed 4-0.
April 19, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored and moved zoning changes for the Town Corridor district. They added green-building incentives, required more open space, and cut parking rules near transit stops. It passed 5-0.
April 20, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored and moved a town law on heart defibrillators (AEDs) at businesses, including indoor recreation places. It passed 5-0 on final vote.
October 20, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored and moved a resolution urging the Miami-Dade school board to teach students the dangers of vaping. It also asked the board to study a vape buyback program. It passed 5-0.
March 17, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored and moved a resolution backing Florida House Bill 157. The bill required CPR training for high school students and heart tests (EKGs) for student athletes. It passed 5-0.
February 17, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored and moved a resolution backing the Biscayne Bay Task Force's June 2020 report on restoring the bay. It passed 5-0.
January 20, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored and moved a resolution urging the Bahamas to cancel offshore oil exploration licenses and ban offshore drilling. It passed 5-0.
January 20, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to adopt Town Center zoning rules that limit paved surfaces and set open-space and road standards. It passed 5-0.
September 16, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for up to $15.25 million in town bonds. The money paid for Franjo Park upgrades, land for conservation, and land for a new civic center and park. It passed 5-0.
August 26, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted to reclassify land next to Biscayne National Park as conservation land on the town's land-use map. It passed 4-0.
January 15, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for a town ban on plastic straws, with fines for businesses that break it. It passed 5-0.
July 17, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted for a town law that bars campaign consultants from lobbying council members for a set time after an election. It passed 5-0.
May 15, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Made the motion to adopt the town's final operating and capital budget for 2025-26. It passed 5-0.
September 25, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to borrow up to $6.7 million with a bond to buy vacant land on Old Cutler Road and SW 87th Avenue for town use. It passed 5-0.
November 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Seconded and voted for up to $15.25 million in town bonds. The money paid for Franjo Park upgrades, land for conservation, and land for a new civic center and park. It passed 5-0.
August 26, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Co-sponsored a resolution urging state lawmakers to expand cancer benefits for retired firefighters. The council approved it 4-0.
July 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support · 2 oppose
Made the motion to approve a 760-unit project at 19500 S. Dixie Highway with market-rate, senior and workforce housing plus shops. It passed 4-0.
January 18, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to approve a mixed-use project with 93 homes, shops and offices at 10100 SW 186 Street. It passed 4-0.
January 15, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for a motion to deny a 199-unit apartment building at the Point Royale Shopping Center. The denial passed 3-2.
November 20, 2019Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted yes to adopt a temporary pause on new development in Cutler Bay (a building moratorium). It passed 5-0.
July 17, 2019Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Sponsored a resolution urging President Biden to condemn Cuba's government over its handling of pro-democracy protests. The council approved it 5-0.
July 21, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded and voted for up to $15.25 million in town bonds. The money paid for Franjo Park upgrades, land for conservation, and land for a new civic center and park. It passed 5-0.
August 26, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Sponsored a resolution creating a town Historical Preservation Committee. The council approved it 4-0.
July 15, 2026
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Sponsored a resolution urging state lawmakers to reject House Bill 5101, a school funding and scholarship bill. The resolution said the bill cut some K-12 funding. The council approved it 5-0.
April 16, 2025
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to let Mater Academy Cutler Bay enroll more students. The approval required county-approved traffic fixes before any further increase. It passed 4-1.
July 20, 2022
Source: pub-cutlerbay-fl.escribemeetings.com
Voted for a resolution supporting renaming part of U.S. 1 in South Miami-Dade as the Harriet Tubman Highway. It passed 4-1.
October 28, 2020
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on changing 8.45 acres at 8165 SW 210th Street from homes to institutional use on the town land-use map. The change failed 2-3.
September 16, 2020
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Past race Robert "B.J." Duncan ran in:
- Cutler Bay Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Cutler Bay town, Florida